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In vitro Studies Indicate that Acid Catalysed Generation of N-Nitrosocompounds from Dietary Nitrate Will be Maximal at the Gastro-oesophageal Junction and Cardia

A. Moriya
,
J. Grant
,
C. Mowat
,
C. Williams
,
A. Carswell
,
T. Preston
,
S. Anderson
,
K. Iijima
&
K. E. L. McColl
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Pages 253-261 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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